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Honolulu, Hawaii. Surfing was invented in Hawaii. The best surf in the USA is on Oahu's north shore. Anybody that tells you differently doesn't know much about surfing.
The other Hawaiian islands are good as well but Oahu is considered the best of the islands for surfing.
- Good, consistent waves: San Diego
- Warm weather (and water!): Southern California/Hawaii
- And it being a generally nice area? (Not run-down or anything like that): Southern California - North County region of metropolitan San Diego and Orange County.
Many places in Southern California will fit your description. Encinitas is a particular good city for surf. Florida can get nice during hurricane season but other wise the surf is pretty weak. NorCal has good stuff but it's cold. Baja has good surf as well but sometimes the areas are run down. If you're surfing in Baja you might want to stick to the Ensenada area, it's much more developed though parts of Tijuana and the coast have been recognized as nice - particular the Americanized areas around San Antonio del Mar.
Don't know how it compares to the rest of the country but Jacksonville (Beach) has good waves at all times of the year. Again, I can only go off of Florida cities and compared to other cities in Florida, Jacksonville (Beach) is #1.
Don't know how it compares to the rest of the country but Jacksonville (Beach) has good waves at all times of the year. Again, I can only go off of Florida cities and compared to other cities in Florida, Jacksonville (Beach) is #1.
No offense, but #1 in Florida doesn't mean much. Or anywhere on the East/Gulf coast. The waves by nature just aren't as large. I remember laughing when the newspapers reported that Hurricane Irene stirred up "7 ft waves" when that is considered average in Southern California.
Thanks for the replies! How about on the mainland; what's the best area to live for surfing? I'd love to live in Hawaii, but... it's so far away and everything...
No offense, but #1 in Florida doesn't mean much. Or anywhere on the East/Gulf coast. The waves by nature just aren't as large. I remember laughing when the newspapers reported that Hurricane Irene stirred up "7 ft waves" when that is considered average in Southern California.
Lol. It's cool. It does meet the criteria, though. We have consisten waves, they're just not that tall. Last Sunday I went to the beach and there were lots of people surfing. I have no clue how tall they got, but they were taller than any other waves I've seen. I'm not a surfer though.
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Hawii for sure
